Cape Petrel vs Balearic Shearwater

Daption capense 对比 Puffinus mauretanicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Cape Petrel Balearic Shearwater
学名 Daption capense Puffinus mauretanicus
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes
Procellariidae Procellariidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 50.0 cm (19.7 in) 48.4 cm (19.1 in)
体重 444.6666666666667 g (15.69 oz) 514.8 g (18.16 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Cape Petrel only

Balearic Shearwater only

保护状况

Least Concern

Cape Petrel

Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

About These Birds

Cape Petrel

38–40 cm, wingspan 81–91 cm. Unmistakable chequered black-and-white plumage with two white wing patches. Abundant in the Southern Ocean; breeds on Antarctic and subantarctic cliff ledges. Follows ships avidly; feeds on krill, fish, and offal. One of the most commonly seen Antarctic seabirds.

Balearic Shearwater

30–38 cm. Brown above; variably dirty-white to brown below; often shows brown smudging on flanks. Breeds only Balearic Islands, Spain. Critically Endangered with fewer than 3,000 pairs; faces extinction. Migrates to NE Atlantic; threatened by predators, fishing bycatch, and tourist development.

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